Three persons died in separate accidents in the district on Monday. In the first incident, a woman and her daughter waiting for a bus at Cholasamudram village in Lepakshi mandal were hit by a speeding lorry, leading to death of 38-year-old daughter Sujatha on the spot.
Her mother, Narasamma, 68, was shifted to Hindupur Government Hospital, where she is recuperating and is out of danger, according to Lepakshi Sub-Inspector.
In the second incident, 62-year-old retired teacher Prakash Narayana died on the spot when a car hit his motorcycle on Monday at Sanjeevapuram village in Bathallapalli mandal.
A 35-year-old unidentified man was found dead near tracks at Pyadindi Anjaneyaswamy Temple in Chennekothapalli. Reports suggest that the man must either have jumped out of a running train or accidentally fell off it.